Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-08
An Old ANGLERS YARN.
A story Told i'm Front Of n Camp.Ffr<
I'm New Hampshire.


I'm New Hampshire.
HE DESCRIBES HIS FrRsY FISHING EXPERIMENTATION
TWO YOUTHS SET OUT FOR VACATION IN TN
wnDs-rHE ADVENTURES or THE LADS m sEARcn
OF LAKE. uxBAGoG-A SORRY PLIGHT And NO Else.
merry party was seated around the big camp
fire at fishing camp in Northern New Hamp-
shire after night had fallen and put auend to the
days sport Of enticing the wary trout with the
daintiest OF flies. Everybody was in good hui
NOR, and one good story followed another One
member Of the party had ished over the whole
country, and was almost as familiar with the
Rangely Lakes as With the home farm of his boy.
hood days When he laid down his ptpe and re-
marked Il win never forget my first real fishing
expedition" everybody drew up little closer,
particularly THE STAR reporter, who was present,
anxious to hear every word that was to follow. for
they had listened to too many OF his yarns to want
to lose anything in the spinning.
ARRANGING FOR THE EXPEDITION
"When boy" he continued, II lived In a little
village not very far from here and from my earli-
est recollections always had q strong desire to
make 9 trip to Lake Umbagog to catch some trout
Mnen was about twenty years old decided that
more determined as a cousin Of about my age who
had position In Boston had agreed to 20 With me
aS soon ~ he could get little vacation. We made
many letters went back and forth. We had our
plans gu nxed. 30 that when my chum, having
- yacaIon' or0ye over from his Old nome
IN neaghOonng vihage We were ready
70 start the next morning. I never
nave nave mace sucn careful ana extensive prepare
cash and were compelled to be economical. Ihad
devised what thought very clever scheme for
our PrSV1s,ons had long oval tin 6ox
mace, WIN door on one side something like
lunch boxes that you see, only 1t was made nearly
three teet long. MAD carefully thought out ex-
comnei,ed IN onan nnT mass n we w0ala no. ~
the fishing grounds so I was satisfied we
could put all the necessar1es In my tin
t Do4' ~, Io1goS 70 say mat ! had straps to
shoniTera ror We vore Snin1 Gaiay ~ oseI =, my
could Oct horse, NV how nS Sshio Sna' as
quite proud' nacEed a hottle of vh,SEx severaI
bounds OF powder FOR wa exnectad r. sho,or that
Is n I could borrow a puni hfe, nans " NHnr,I
and n,enIv Of hreas s,,ccaoda s pee ~ po'a
horse after hunting around nrettv ,iyeiy NV
Uncle Billy had q colt that he WASN'T using. and
he finaIiy Consented in loan her tn 90 Gna Rod
habtt OF shyinp at anr little thin, IN tho rood
I found out later. She Wouia shy ererv lime
didn't think she would. hut wnnid never notice
anYth,no likely tn scare he- '~" "s''' No~-S0
10. Nv.
.,x, IHh GUN.
certain man in the village owned the best gun in
that NAT M tho conn,-v 49,. ,.a
tno,,a,,, :. ,.a, '.' .o.' AZ 1ease everybody
come TO the conclusion that its reputation was due
sosiy TO the unerring aim OF It's owner. If could
on g1an IS OF that gun felt that
nae polished ramrod as smooth as glass and g
be- Bede IL had sfs as SARA Eamr9 Sc Should
ne ,,et y, t4e II was designed to ut over
,rea Gue s 50 tnat ~ couid 6e rammed down with
f,e 800 rs1 anu rms loader promised
W CITY III my nsloe pocket SO as not to run any
thnt votns ~. ihese were the preparations
wnen Weu ~ " 6ea tie ~ making: AS SAID
thin1 uss n ooaIo over one AFTERNOON every
30 ~. " o'"i''
me siAhT.
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49, ~ .e' ".o We eApee.eu " 1eacn Tue ISL
h .s - 'a.eo uasA we were Oh the roao
Dfignt ana cary inc next morning, for we were u
ne ufove lIOM nome, ana rode Uncle B1lly's colt
Win Inc provision Oox strapped over my shoulders
anu sae gun sung over my arm. The tin-ooS
scneihe WORKED hfSt rate, al nrst, and the col,
ulont Sny, AZ nrst. before night, however, the box
was a. neavy as iead, anu the straps were cutting
oe SIDE o ee cot Ws
Mneh tne Stopping place, when was popuial
autei, was az iaSC reached was In terrible con
ana was sore all over We botn felt better altel
a,cs ~ supper ana ader making me acquaint
han 9, se y, ne LOOKING young ladies' the!
aaticpatsd q pleasant %" day f a Ha
dS aae Yea i4 On rd Inc TINS
w. AZ teast WIS, uLu. IOue alongside whenever
s NV, &C GoaI was whnng. we stopped at D1xViile
h", VIII tneni, anu Spea1 couple OF pleasant
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murdying along: Inc girls were pretty, ana as We
, meie very susceptioie, as poys OF twenty
usuany uIe, WE were all glrieu up ana hated tt
teans .nein. we nnaiiy reaiLeo Ine Danger o
uaMuuns lonseT, anu were aoout departing WheL
sngnI acciutnG came very near sendlng u OF
anYfnuS that tho vouno id,aS ha p unti
that my gun ana were 1nseuarabIe AS wa.
saying goodbye dropped the butt OF the gun tt
'ne sfouno very nonehaiantiy. There was
LOUD EXPLOSION,
ana the polshed ramrod, which l mad thought
iessly left in the barrel went through the rim o,
tng NV hot around On rho, tho o1rIc shonIsnt 60.
fhe ho,e traatad the mattssr % nT Tun So
tried To annear 90 r. r. wac -" tntam,SI ",a
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when we reached f. we wera nor occordaJ GU
hearty welcome r. was lnmher c,m" or , 81 -
ton IN The andnoscoosn Rver a cnP or Soa
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